Local Salaries · Namibia
What is a good salary in 🇳🇦 Namibia (Windhoek)?
The median is about $168/month; top-10% earners clear $950/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $774 | $9,288 | 13,846 NAD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $168 | $2,016 | 3,005 NAD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $418 | $5,016 | 7,478 NAD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $950 | $11,400 | 16,995 NAD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,900 | $46,800 | 69,767 NAD/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $4,340 (2025) and Gini 59.1 (consumption-based, widened to 66.1). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇳🇵 Nepal — median $163/mo
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh — median $180/mo
- 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — median $190/mo
- 🇭🇳 Honduras — median $192/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Namibia
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Namibia?
- The median wage is about $168/month ($2,016/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $418/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $950/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Namibia?
- Roughly $950/month ($11,400/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,900/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Namibia?
- A minimum-wage figure for Namibia is not available here — No minimum-wage figure available: not published by ILOSTAT for this country and not curated.
- How are these Namibia salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($4,340, 2025) and the Gini index (59.1, consumption-based — widened to 66.1 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.